Mom Breastfeeds Wrong Baby After Hospital Mix-Up

A baby mix-up at a Minneapolis hospital resulted in one mother breastfeeding the wrong infant, causing distress for both women involved, according to ABC News. The mistake occurred because a baby boy atAbbott Northwestern Hospital was placed in the wrong bassinette in the hospital's nursery, ABC News says. As a precaution, the baby was tested for HIV and hepatitis, and will need to receive the tests every three months for the next year. The baby has so far tested negative for both diseases. If a child is accidentally fed breast milk from a woman who is not his mother, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends the child undergo HIV testing. The baby's mother,Tammy Van Dyke, told ABC she could not stop crying on the way home from the hospital because the homecoming had not gone as she imagined. The incident also left the mother who accidentally breastfed the baby distraught, as she had to wait before hospital staff found her baby, Van Dyke said. The hospital gave Van Dyke a letter expressing its sincerest apologies, and said it would pay for the baby's tests. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the risk of HIV transmission through breast milk is small, and the virus has not been known to spread through a single bout of breastfeeding. Still, the CDC recommends women with HIV should not breastfeed their children, because the virus can spread this way. Neither hepatitis B nor C can be spread through breastfeeding, the CDC says.

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Bill Clinton: US ambassador to Ireland? Rumors catch fire

Is Ireland big enough for Bill Clinton ? The chatter about what Mr. Clinton might do next has often tended toward the grandiose. In the past, there was talk of making an exception just this once and nominating President Clinton to serve as United Nations secretary-general. (No American has ever served in that post.) More recently, the former president – who served successfully as unofficial explainer-in-chief in President Obama ’s reelection campaign – has emerged as the darling candidate of some Mideast experts, should Mr. Obama decide to name a special envoy for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. But now come the Washington rumors that what Clinton may really covet is the US ambassadorship to Ireland. Absent any confirmation of interest from the former president, the question is whether the globe-trotting Clinton, accustomed to addressing Haiti earthquake recovery one day and the AIDS challenge the next – not to mention the annual summit of his Clinton Global Initiative with world leaders in New York – is ready to retire to the relative backwater of Dublin . The speculation stems in part from a recent quip from Clinton, who noted while on his third trip this year to the Emerald Isle in November that “I could run for president of Ireland” if only he owned a home there. (Clinton, born William Jefferson Blythe, is of Irish ancestry, though not direct enough to satisfy Irish law.) Those stoking the rumor fires note that Clinton can probably get just about anything he wants from a grateful Mr. Obama. [Could you be ambassador to Ireland? Take our Foreign Service Exam] Those fires roared with new kindling when Clinton’s wife, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton , sidestepped an opportunity to douse the rumors while on a stop of her own this week in – where else, Ireland. “I cannot comment on what President Obama might do in the second term, it’s his decision,” Secretary Clinton said Thursday, while in Dublin to attend a European security conference. “But I would think that my husband will be here many times in the future and doing the work that he has been doing without having the title of ambassador.” Thus Secretary Clinton, who is practiced in the artful dodge after facing questions about her own future presidential aspirations at virtually every stop she makes (including in Ireland), answered a question by ruling nothing out. Both Clintons are popular in Ireland. As president, Clinton played an important role in bringing the Northern Ireland conflict to a peace agreement in 1998, and both Clintons have remained active in shepherding the peace process forward. Northern Ireland’s leaders paid tribute to Secretary Clinton and her husband when she visited Belfast Friday. Mr. Clinton was recently named a “Freeman of Limerick,” and a statue of him was erected at a golf course there. Some political observers point out that Ireland would be the perfect place for Secretary Clinton to get the rest she says she longs for after four years of intense diplomacy and international travel. And what better surroundings than the lush Irish countryside for mulling a 2016 White House run, they add. But there’s still that issue of the match between a diminutive Ireland and an outsize Bill. Even Arkansas , the last smallish place where Clinton reigned, is nearly twice the size of Ireland. Could you be ambassador to Ireland? Take our Foreign Service Exam. Related stories Are you smarter than a US diplomat? Take our Foreign Service Exam. New polls fuel speculation about Hillary Clinton in 2016 Hillary Clinton's next job? Surely not the one Mayor Bloomberg floated. Bill Clinton speech: Has he become Obama's defender-in-chief? (+video) Read this story at csmonitor.com Become a part of the Monitor community Become a Facebook fan! Follow us on Twitter! Follow us on Google+ Link up with us! Subscribe to our RSS feeds!

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GOP Senate group aided Akin despite disavowal

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Despite publicly disavowing candidate Todd Akin after his "legitimate rape" remark, the National Republican Senatorial Committee quietly sent $760,000 to Missouri in a last-ditch attempt to aid Akin's unsuccessful bid to unseat Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill. The long-suspected money shuffling, which had never previously been confirmed, is detailed in a postelection campaign finance report filed this week by the Missouri Republican State Committee. A spokesman for Senate Democrats asserted Friday that the funding was "underhanded and dishonest." The Republican senatorial committee had said it would no longer support Akin after the suburban St. Louis congressman remarked in August that women's bodies have ways of avoiding pregnancy in what he called "legitimate rape." Although Akin apologized, he refused calls from leading Republicans to drop out of the race so that the Missouri GOP could field a replacement candidate. By remaining in the race, Akin left the Republican senatorial committee with an awkward decision: Reverse course and support Akin, regardless of how it might affect the party's image, or stand pat and further jeopardize Akin's chances of winning and the GOP's chances of taking control of the Senate. It split the difference — publicly standing by its disavowal of Akin while privately funneling money to his campaign. A federal campaign finance report shows that the Missouri Republican State Committee received $760,000 from the NRSC in two payments made Nov. 1 and Nov. 2. About the same time, the state Republican committee made two payments totaling $756,000 for TV ads supporting Akin, according to the finance report. Neither the NRSC nor the state GOP committee would confirm the source of the money at the time of the ad buys. Spokesmen for the two Republican groups did not immediately return messages Friday. Akin's former campaign spokesman, Ryan Hite, said Friday that he always had assumed the money came from the NRSC. "No one actually ever officially told us," Hite said. But "everything tended to be implied of where the state committee got this money. ... It was very quiet." Democrats denounced the secretive payments as deceptive. "It was underhanded and dishonest that they would purposely mislead the public about their actions," said Matt Canter, a spokesman for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. McCaskill campaign manager Adrianne Marsh said it was "insulting to Missourians that the NRSC thought they could get away" with quietly directing money to Akin. "I don't know what's worse, the hypocrisy or the evasion," Marsh said. The money was too little, too late to help Akin. McCaskill solidly defeated him with 55 percent of the vote to his 39 percent — the largest victory margin for a Missouri Senate race in 18 years. Akin had expressed frustration during the campaign that the Republican senatorial group had not publicly supported him as part of their drive to gain the four seats necessary to take control of the Senate away from Democrats. As it turned out, Democrats ended up gaining two additional Senate seats. "I don't know if anyone could pinpoint exactly what won or lost the election for McCaskill or for Akin, but I'm sure that having those expenditures earlier on would definitely have given us a boost — I have no doubt about that," Hite said. One organization that did publicly come to Akin's defense was the Kansas City-based Now or Never Political Action Committee, which launched a $1 million ad buy in the closing days of the campaign. At the time, the source of that money also was unclear. A finance report filed this week by the organization shows it received $800,000 from wealthy Missouri businessman Rex Sinquefield on Nov. 1. That came one day after the organization reported making a similarly sized payment for ads supporting Akin. The committee also had other contributors, and made an additional $200,000 ad buy for Akin on Nov. 2. Since his loss, Akin has sent emails to supporters seeking money to pay off campaign debt. But it's not clear how much he still owes, because his campaign declined to release a summary of its postelection finance report. McCaskill's campaign provided a summary Friday showing she spent nearly $19.3 million on her re-election and has a debt of $238,000. Marsh said the campaign has outstanding invoices for ad production.

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Obama to attend PSY performance despite protests

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will attend a charity concert where PSY is scheduled to perform after reports that the South Korean rapper participated in anti-American protests several years ago. A spokesman says Friday that the Obama family will attend the Dec. 21 Christmas in Washington concert, as is custom. News reports cite two instances of the 34-year-old "Gangnam Style" rapper participating in concerts protesting the U.S. military presence in South Korea during the early stages of the war in Iraq. In a 2004 concert, PSY performs another act's song about killing "Yankees" who have been torturing Iraqi captives and their families "slowly and painfully." PSY's inescapable hit went viral in the U.S. and holds the YouTube record for most watched video. A message left with his spokeswoman was not immediately returned.

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Democrats use jobs report as ammunition in ‘fiscal cliff’ fight

Amid the standoff in Washington, D.C., over a deal to avoid the "fiscal cliff," Democrats received a boost when the November jobs report showed a drop in unemployment. Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 146,000 in November, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics report released on Friday, and unemployment dropped from 7.9 percent in October to 7.7 percent in November. The chairman of the president's Council of Economic Advisers, Alan Krueger, noted in a statement that the unemployment rate was at its "lowest since December 2008." "It is critical that we continue the policies that are building an economy that works for the middle class," Krueger said. At a press conference on Capitol Hill on Friday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi began with what she called the "encouraging news" on jobs, and then launched into an assault on Republicans for failing to support the president's fiscal policies and preventing the economy from "growing at a faster rate." Republicans, she said, "are holding the middle-income tax cuts, as they always have, hostage to tax cuts for the wealthy." Democrats want tax increases for families making $250,000 or more as part of a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff—the automatic spending cuts and tax increases set to go into effect Jan. 1. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid echoed those sentiments in a statement on Friday: "While too many Americans in Nevada and across the country continue to struggle, there is no doubt our economy is moving in the right direction.The only question is whether Republicans will jeopardize the progress made so far by forcing a $2,200 tax hike on middle-class families, or initiating another destructive fight over the debt ceiling." Republican House Speaker John Boehner, who is leading the GOP fight over the fiscal cliff, was asked at a press conference on Friday why, in the face of "improving" jobs numbers, would he take a risk on having Congress fail to reach a deal on the fiscal cliff. Boehner responded, "Because the risk the president wants us to take—increasing tax rates—will hit many small businesses that produce 60 to 70 percent of the new jobs market. That's the whole issue here."

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Ini Kata Lurah, RT, RW dan PKK tentang 7 Instruksi Jokowi

Para ketua RT, RW, PKK, telah menerima tujuh instruksi dari Gubernur DKI Jakarta, Joko Widodo. Apa kata mereka tentang 7 instruksi Jokowi? "Kalau memang sama Pak jokowi programnya begitu, itu tugas kita. RT/RW kita akan melaksanakan, tidak ada yang berat," kata Ketua RT 05 RW 02 Lebak Bulus, Mursali (50), usai acara silaturahmi Gubernur dengan RT/RW dan PKK di Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Minggu (2/12/2012).. Tanggapan positif juga meluncur dari Lurah Mampang Prapatan, Zainudin. Menurutnya, instruksi-instruksi dari Jokowi tidak berat. Malahan, RT/RW di wilayahnya sudah melaksanakan sebagian instruksi tersebut, seperti kerja bakti setiap dua minggu sekali. Dia juga sempat menyatakan pendapatnya mengenai hubungan program gubernur lama dengan gubernur baru DKI Jakarta. "Kan tinggal meneruskan saja (program gubernur lama-red). Konsep-konsepnya kan sudah ada, sekarang tinggal diterusin lagi," ujar Zainudin. Ketua PKK RW 01 Cipedak, Jagakarsa, Sri Mulyani, mengatakan bahwa perbedaan kepemimpinan gubernur lama dan baru tidak menjadi masalah. Instruksi-instruksi gubernur baru yang dimandatkan kepada pengurus masyarakat-pun harus dilaksanakan tanpa mengeluh. "Kalau menurut saya, semua gubernur itu baik, tinggal bagaimana memimpinnya saja. Untuk gubernur yang sekarang, gebrakannya ke masyarakat lebih mendekat, mau berinteraksi dengan masyarakat. Cuma pola pikirnya beda-beda," kata Sri Mulyani yang baru saja menerima penghargaan PKK terbaik se-DKI Jakarta. Lurah Menteng Atas, Eko, juga menyambut baik arahan dari Gubernur DKI Jakarta yang baru 48 hari menjabat itu. Menurutnya, Jokowi menginstruksikan kepada jajaran pengurus masyarakat melalui kata-kata yang mengena di hati. "Kata-kata Pak Jokowi itu sederhana dan mengena. Beliau sudah mencoba untuk mendekatkan diri ke masyarakat bawah dulu. Kami dari Lurah, RT, dan RW akan bekerja dulu," ujar Eko. Dengan biaya operasional Ketua RT/RW yang berkisar antara Rp 650 ribu hingga Rp 800 ribu, mereka semua siap melaksanakan berbagai instruksi gubernur baru. " Bukan gaji, namanya uang operasional dari Pemda DKI Jakarta. Ketua RT mendapat Rp 600 ribu, Ketua RW mendapat Rp 800 ribu," tutur Mursali.

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MRT Jakarta, Mengapa Harus Utang ke Jepang?

Gubernur DKI Jakarta Jokowi puyeng tentang proyek mahal Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), salah satunya mengenai syarat pinjaman dari Jepang. Saat rapat MRT di Balai Kota, Rabu (28/11/2012) lalu, beberapa perwakilan masyarakat dan pakar transportasi juga bertanya, "Mengapa harus utang pada Jepang?" Salah satu yang mempertanyakan utang ini adalah pengamat transportasi yang juga Ketua Bidang Advokasi Masyarakat Transportasi Indonesia (MTI) Darmaningtyas. “Kenapa harus utang? Dana SiLPA (Sisa Lebih Pembiayaan Anggaran) DKI tahun lalu Rp 6,7 triliun. Dana pembangunan MRT ini Rp 17 triliun. Dibagi lima tahun cuma memakai Rp 3,4 triliun APBD saja,” kata Darmaningtyas dalam video yang diunggah Pemprov DKI ke Youtube, 28 November lalu. Dia juga gusar, awalnya proyek ini di bawah Gubernur Sutiyoso bernama subway, kenapa lantas berubah jadi MRT. Disebut MRT ini karena ternyata pembangunannya tak hanya di bawah tanah (subway) tapi juga elevated (layang). "Lho kok elevated. Ternyata saya ketahui itu syarat dari Jepang. Kenapa? Karena Jepang punya kepentingan," kata dia. Darmaningtyas juga bertanya benarkah kandungan asing dalam MRT ini 80 persen. "Bila benar, kita dikadali," jelasnya. Untuk tiket yang Rp 15 ribu - Rp 38 ribu, Dharmaningtyas juga mempertanyakan, "GDP (penghasilan perkapita-red) kita berapa memangnya sampai warga kita mampu beli tiket harga segitu?" Pada dasarnya, Darmaningtyas setuju dibangun MRT asal bawah tanah dan tidak menggunakan pinjaman dari Jepang. Salah satu warga yang hadir dalam rapat yang berlangsung panas itu juga mempertanyakan kenapa harus utang pada Jepang. Dia memberikan solusi untuk menerbitkan surat utang. Hal ini membuat warga ramai-ramai saweran membangun MRT sekaligus menimbulkan rasa memiliki. "Terbitkan bond (surat utang). Tidak perlu pinjaman dari Jepang. Warga bisa dilibatkan. Sekarang kan sering ada koin Prita, mungkin bisa membuka koin MRT," imbuh warga yang tergabung dalam Forum Warga Fatmawati itu. Warga Fatmawati berkepentingan dengan proyek tersebut karena menurut rencana MRT akan melewati jalan padat itu. Warga itu juga tidak setuju nama MRT, lebih sepakat istilah yang dipakai Jokowi, kereta bawah tanah. "Sangat baik, kenapa? Karena bawah tanah, 10-20 tahun penduduk bertambah, lebih mudah penambahan jalur lapis ke bawah. Kalau elevated, ditambah bertingkat-tingkat seperti roller coaster di dunia fantasi, Pak," katanya. Warga lain mempertanyakan bila MRT dibangun dengan biaya APBN bukankah warga dari Aceh sampai Papua yang menanggung bebannya. Kemudian mengapa harus dari Lebak Bulus-Kota, padahal warga yang bekerja di Jakarta itu mayoritas dari Depok, Tangerang dan Bekasi. Lebih baik mengoptimalkan jalur dari Jatinegara-Senen untuk para komuter dari Bekasi, Lenteng Agung-Tanah Abang untuk para komuter dari Depok dan Kebayoran Lama untuk para komuter dari Tangerang. "Jadi hold proyek MRT, ini betul-betul bermanfaat buat warga atau hanya sebagai benchmarking Jakarta kota modern harus ada MRT-nya?" kata perempuan berjilbab ini. Ada pula warga yang mengeluhkan masalah transparansi dari PT MRT Jakarta. Seperti dokumen skema pembiayaan dan hasil studi kelayakan. "Nah, tidak ada transparansi, di situ masalahnya. Diletakkan di website, jakartamrt.Com tidak ada hasil studi, tidak ada skema pembiayaan, yang dibilang loan lalu dibilang grant. Semua dokumen harusnya ditaruh di website. Itu publik kok dibilang confidential gimana, semua pembicaraan ini dipublikasikan masih dibilang itu dibilang document private confidential, saya nggak ngerti," kata warga itu. Sebelumnya pihak PT MRT Jakarta mengakui dokumen tentang Return on Investment (ROI) masih confidential. Seorang warga Fatmawati bernama Mahes mempertanyakan seperti apakah dampak sosial, keamanan, kesehatan, dan ekonomi masyarakat dalam pembangunan kereta bawah tanah, sudah dikaji dan dipaparkan ke warga. Pasalnya selama ini informasi yang didengarnya sangat minim. Di Fatmawati misalnya, daerah yang hendak dilalui jalur MRT Lebak Bulus-Bundaran HI, terdapat 90 bank dan 82 usaha showroom mobil, toko elektronik, dan toko kain. Mahes yang merupakan pengusaha di Fatmawati itu belum mengetahui seberapa jauh dampak MRT terhadap usaha itu. Selama ini informasi soal MRT seolah dirahasiakan. Bahkan, ia sudah mengunjungi Ombudsman RI untuk mengadukan ketertutupan proyek itu. Namun, hasilnya kurang memuaskan. “Buka ke masyarakat, karena MRT itu bukan buat Bapak (Soetanto), tapi untuk warga Jakarta,” kata Mahes ketus. Soetanto Soehodo adalah Deputi Bidang Transportasi DKI Jakarta. Dihimpun dari berbagai sumber, selama ini payung hukum soal proyek MRT antaralain Peraturan Daerah (Perda) Nomor 3 Tahun 2008 tentang Pendirian PT MRT Jakarta dan Perda Nomor 4 Tahun 2008 tentang Penyertaan Modal ke PT MRT Jakarta. Dalam aturan itu operator MRT adalah PT MRT Jakarta yang berfungsi sebagai pihak yang membangun, mengoperasikan, dan memelihara MRT. Selain itu ada Perda No.4 Tahun 2008 mengatur penggunaan permodalan yang dipinjamkan JICA, yaitu menerima setoran modal dari Pemprov DKI sebesar 58% dari total pinjaman dari JICA, dan pinjaman pemerintah pusat 42% dari total pinjaman yang diteruskan ke Pemprov DKI lalu oleh Pemprov DKI ke PT MRT. Total dana yang dibutuhkan untuk proyek MRT tahap I sebesar Rp 15 triliun. Dana pinjaman itu harus dikembalikan dengan bunga 0,2% dan 0,4% dengan jangka waktu pengembalian 30 tahun plus 10 tahun. Jaringan MRT Jakarta ada dua, antara lain koridor satu Lebak Bulus hingga Kampung Bandan. Koridor dua dengan jalur Timur ke Barat, mulai dari Balaraja hingga Cikarang. Proyek MRT tahap I antara lain Lebak Bulus-Bundaran HI diantaranya sebanyak tujuh stasiun berada di permukaan tanah yakni Lebakbulus, Fatmawati, Cipete Raya, H Nawi, Blok A, Blok M, dan Sisingamangaraja. Sisanya, enam stasiun di bawah tanah atau subway terletak di Masjid Al-Azhar, Istora Senayan, Bendungan Hilir, Setiabudi, Dukuh Atas, dan Bundaran HI.

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Konvoi Ribuan Pengendara Vespa Membuat Lalin Taman Mini Macet Total

Berkumpulnya ribuan pengendara Vespa masih membuat kemacetan di kawasan Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Jakarta Timur. Para pengendara ini menggelar konvoi sehigga membuat lalu lintas makin macet. TMC Polda Metro Jaya, Minggu (2/12/2012) siang, menyatakan kemacetan mulai terjadi sejak Tamini Square. Kemacetan tarus terjadi hingga TMII Pintu I. Para pengendara Vespa yang awalnya hanya duduk-duduk di mulai melakukan konvoi sehingga lalu lintas makin macet. Domo, salah seorang pengguna jalan, mengungkapkan acara konvoi Vespa di sekitar TMII ini membuat pintu keluar Tol Jagorawi di kawasan Taman Mini macet parah. "Kendaraannya tak bergerak," katanya kepada detikcom.

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Motor Dominasi Pelanggaran Selama Operasi Zebra Jaya 2012

Angka pelanggaran lalu lintas yang terjadi saat Operasi Zebra Jaya 2012 terus meningkat setiap harinya. Dan angka pelanggawan itu didominasi sepeda motor. "Berdasarkan data hasil Operasi Zebra Jaya 2012 pada Sabtu, 1 Desember 2012, pelanggaran didominasi sepeda motor dengan angka pelanggaran mencapai 454 kasus," kata Kepala Bagian Operasional (Kabag Ops) Direktorat Lalu Lintas Polda Metro Jaya AKBP Budianto, Minggu (2/12/2012). Pelanggaran kedua terbanyak yakni kendaraan pribadi sebanyak 98 kasus, kemudian mikrolet sebanyak 81 kasus. Pelanggaran lain dilakukan pengendara Metromini sebanyak 17 kasus dan bus sebanyak 14 kasus. "Pelanggar berdasarkan jenis kelamin, pelanggaran berjenis kelamin pria sebanyak 684 kasus dan wanita sebanyak 53 kasus," ujar Budianto. Sementara itu, penindakan represif yang dilakukan petugas menjaring 3.085 pelanggaran. 737 di antaranya mendapat denda tilang dan sisanya, 2.348 pelanggar mendapat teguran. Barang bukti yang dapat disita dalam pelanggaran tersebut yakni SIM sebanyak 284 lembar, STNK sebanyak 238 lembar, surat tanda uji kelayakan (STUK) 2 lembar dan 13 unit motor. Sementara itu, angka kecelakaan lalu lintas selama Sabtu, 1 Desember tercatat mencapai 13 kasus. 2 orang di antaranya tewas, 4 orang luka berat dan 7 orang luka ringan. Kecelakaan tersebut melibatkan 1 unit bus, 2 unit angkutan umum, 4 unit kendaraan beban, 4 kendaraan pribadi dan 11 unit motor. Kerugian materi akibat kecelakaan tersebut mencapai Rp 41.600.000.

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Ini Klarifikasi Unpad Soal Ujian Disertasi Doktor Hakim Agung Imron Anwari

Universitas Padjadjaran (Unpad) memberikan klarifikasi terhadap pemberitaan tentang ujian disertasi doktor Hakim Agung Imron Anwari. Dalam ujian yang berlangsung pada Jumat 30 November di Gedung Pascarsajana Unpad, Bandung, tersebut, Imron yang pernah membatalkan hukuman mati gembong narkoba dengan alasan HAM ini, dinyatakan lulus dengan predikat cum laude (dengan pujian). Berikut klarifikasi tertulis Unpad terkait ujian tersebut, sebagaimana yang disampaikan Kepala UPT Humas Unpad, Weny Widyowati, kepada detikcom, Minggu (2/12/2012): "Beberapa hal penting yang ingin kami sampaikan adalah: 1. Saudara Imron Anwari tercatat sebagai mahasiswa atau peserta didik Program Pascasarjana Program Studi Doktor Ilmu Hukum Unpad dan berhak mendapatkan pelayanan akademik seperti mahasiswa lainnya. 2. Sidang Promosi Doktor atas nama Sdr. Imron Anwari bisa diselenggarakan karena dalam proses persiapannya telah memenuhi persyaratan pengajuan sidang promosi doktor di Program Pascasarjana Unpad. 3. Disertasi yang diajukan sebagai syarat mengikuti sidang dalam penyusunannya tidak mencederai aturan akademik, misalnya karya disertasi tersebut bukan merupakan hasil plagiasi. Dalam Buku Pedoman Penyelenggaraan Pendidikan Unpad disebutkan: "Sidang Promosi Doktor dapat dilaksanakan, apabila dihadiri sekurang-kurangnya 5 (lima) orang tim penguji (tim promotor dan tim oponen terwakili) dan 2 (dua) orang pimpinan sidang (ketua dan sekretaris)." Dalam faktanya, Sdr. Imron Anwari diuji oleh 5 orang penguji, yaitu: 3 (tiga) orang Promotor (Prof. Dr. Mien Rukmini, Prof. Dr. Indriyanto Seno Adji, dan Dr. Mudzakir); 2 (satu) orang Oponen Ahli (Prof. Dr. Rukmana Amanwinata dan Prof. Dr.Huala Adolf, yang menjabat juga sebagai Ketua Program Studi Doktor Ilmu Hukum merangkap Sekretaris Sidang); 1 orang representasi Guru Besar (Prof. Dr. Komariah Emong Sapardjaja); Ketua Sidang (Prof. Dr. Mahfud Arifin, Direktur Program Pascasarjana Unpad). Total jumlah komponen sidang tersebut adalah 7 (orang) dan menunjukkan bahwa pelaksanaan Sidang Promosi Doktor telah mencapai kuorum. Sebutan “Penguji” berlaku bagi Oponen Ahli (termasuk representasi Guru Besar) dan juga Tim Promotor. Dengan kata lain, promotor dan representasi Guru Besar adalah bagian dari penguji. Pada sisi lain, dalam masa pelaksanaan Sidang Promosi Doktor Unpad, apabila “Promovendus” (mahasiswa yang dipromosikan dalam sidang akademik) adalah seorang pejabat publik sekalipun, tidak ada protokoler institusi di balik Promovendus yang berlaku, karena jalannya Sidang Promosi Doktor hanya mengikuti Pedoman Akademik Unpad. Dan ketika sidang sudah dimulai, hadirin tidak diperkenankan keluar masuk karena pintu dikunci oleh petugas. Undangan yang hadir terlambat juga tidak diperkenankan masuk. Aturan mengikuti sidang tertera di pintu masuk dan ada petugas yang mengawasi. Termasuk apabila Promovendus ingin mendokumentasikan peristiwa sidang, peralatan dokumentasi hanya boleh diletakkan di posisi yang tidak mengganggu jalannya sidang. Kami memandang informasi ini sangat perlu disampaikan untuk mengklarifikasi kekeliruan persepsi yang mungkin terjadi pada publik pembaca detikcom, karena mekanisme pelaksanaan Sidang Promosi Doktor Unpad tidak diselenggarakan secara serampangan. Dalam kaitannya dengan peristiwa terakhir, Sdr. Imron Anwari yang kebetulan juga menjabat Hakim Agung dengan putusannya yang kontroversial adalah ranah pribadi yang di luar kewenangan Unpad. Dan Unpad sebagai institusi pendidikan yang berupaya menegakkan hukum berpegang pada asas praduga tak bersalah."

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